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The Face in the Mirror
– Source: LST Association SCUTTLEBUTT I look in the mirror And what do I see There’s a wrinkled old man Staring back at me With whiskers gray And hair grown thin Sagging jowls And a […]
Month: May 2019
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How To Simulate Being A Sailor
Submitted by Barry Sutton, RD3, (’59-’61) Carrabelle, Fla. Make coffee using eighteen scoops of budget priced coffee grounds per pot, and allow the pot to simmer for 5 hours before drinking. Have someone under the […]
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Med 3-70 Cruise Memories
USS TERREBONNE PARISH (LST 1156) Care of Fleet Post Office New York, New York PLAN OF THE DAY FOR TUESDAY 02 Mar 71 DO NOT REMOVE FROM THE SHIP DUTY DIV DECK SEC/IDR MAA GMG1 […]
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That Last T-bone Cigarette Lighter
By Bob Slovey, YN3 (’68 – ’71) Association Secretary Macomb, Mich. There has been a lot of traffic lately on the T-Bone e-mail channel regarding cigarette lighters. So, I thought I would add my two-cents […]
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Plankholder’s Recipe For Success
By Charlie Emrhein, SK3 (52-’54) University Heights, Ohio Charlie was the first ship’s store proprietor on the 1156 to make ice cream using the ice cream making machine in the store for the crew. Here […]